Google Apps for Learning Financial Literacy

Introducing Google Apps for Learning Financial Literacy. As part of a new series, this project-based textbook uses the most common Google Apps to teach students the importance of financial literacy. The format of this textbook uses a “content infusion” approach, in which students learn about many financial literacy topics as they complete various projects using different Google Applications. 

Students use Google Apps to learn about the most common financial decisions they will make throughout their lives. From setting goals to saving and investing, students will become equipped with the financial literacy skills necessary for their future.

Topics Covered:

• SMART Goals
• Needs vs. Wants
• Creating a Budget
• Credit Cards 
• Saving and Investing
• Stocks and Bonds
• Insurance
• Career Preparation
• Taxes
• Loans
• And More!

• Over 25 hands-on projects that reinforce Google Apps skills
• Projects have been organized into an easy-to-read, self-guided format
• Includes relevant, up-to-date content to engage and challenge teens
• “Content infusion” approach blends real-world topics and computer applications skills
• Students share files and collaborate on unit summaries
• Final Project encompasses building a Google Site that features an overview of the topics explored in each unit
• Perfect for schools using G Suite for Education

• Drive
• Docs
• Sheets
• Slides
• Drawings
• Forms
• Sites

The Online Instructor Resources for Google Apps for Learning Financial Literacy include Project Answer Keys and Unit Assessments, in which students demonstrate their knowledge of the key concepts they have just learned in each unit.

Resources for this textbook are housed on our interactive digital eLearning platform, eCTE. 

Online Instructor Resources Include:

• Teacher Edition eText (5 Year License)
• Project Answer Keys demonstrate what student work should look like in order to simplify grading for instructors.
• Unit Assessments and Answer Keys reinforce and evaluate student learning by asking students to answer true/false and multiple choice questions, define key terms, and write a brief summary about what they have learned in each unit.

eTexts are housed in our interactive digital eLearning platform, eCTE.  

• Each eText license code, once redeemed, is valid for 1 year or 6 months from the date of first log in
• One license code is required per student
• Unused license codes do not expire and can be redeemed at any time
• A minimum order of 10 license codes is required

Grade: 6-8, 9-12

Textbook (Min. 10) (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-626891-99-9
Author: Courtney Snyder
© 2017
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Page Count: 136
Print Color: Full Color
Binding: Spiral Bound

Student eText (Min. 10) (eCTE.com)
ISBN: 978-1-626892-37-8
Author: Courtney Snyder
© 2018
Print Color: Full Color

Student eText (Min. 10) (eCTE.com)
ISBN: 978-1-626894-74-7
Author: Courtney Snyder
© 2018

Online Instructor Resources (eCTE.com)
ISBN: 978-1-626892-02-6
Author: Courtney Snyder
© 2018

EduTyping.com K-12 Web-based Keyboarding (Free Trial)
ISBN: 978-1-934422-69-4
Author: Elizabeth Folan and Rosemary Hemsell